[IPu] Leaving the "old Site" in at site change Time
Thanks Janette for all the interesting stuff you forward here.
Michael often goes high after a site change and I read somewhere about leaving
the old site in for awhile and spoke to our pumper trainer who said not to. We
now give a 0.5 bolus at site change time - not much but he is very sensitive to
insulin and total daily basal is 6.4 units. The other specialist who we see
locally said that going high after a site change is quite common. We test more
frequently for about 4 - 6 hours after a site change as every now and then,
just
to keep us on our toes, bsl will drop. We also try and time a site change to
just before a snack or meal so that a reasonable size bolus is delivered that
can hopefully clear any tissue that may end up in the needle (we use Rapid d's
-
metal needle) during insertion.
Suzanne, Canterbury, New Zealand, mum of Michael 8, D dxd 08/99, coeliacs dxd
04/00,pumping age 6 - 04/02, Daniel 10, wife of Paul.
INSULIN IS NOT A CURE
----- Original Message -----
From: "Janette Dunn" <email @ redacted>
To: <email @ redacted>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 10:57 AM
Subject: [IPu] Fw: [IP] Leaving the "old Site" in at site change Time
Hi All,
For new Pumpers this is useful advice. Mmmm ....... now for the admission
.... don't replug yourself to the "old site" (not removed yet), after you
shower ! Only done it once ... so far ....
Warm Regards,
Janette
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael" <email @ redacted>
To: <email @ redacted>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 7:08 AM
Subject: Re: [IP] (no subject)
> > Dear Insulin Pumpers,
> > For some reason I seem to be going very high after a site
> > change. Does
> > anyone know what to do?
> >
> > Thank so much!
> >
>
> If you are removing your old set immediately when you change, you are
> probably losing insulin from the wound. Try leaving the old set in
> for at least a couple of hours after it is disconnected so the
> insulin recently infused has a chance to be absorbed before you "pull
> the plug".
>
> Michael
> email @ redacted
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